Soot or ash pan.



No. 705,468. Patentd m 22, I902.

T. K. smnou.

800T 0B ASH PAN.

(Application filed Feb. 11; 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS KELOY STANTON, OF TALALA, INDIAN TERRITORY.

SOOT OR ASH PAN.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters PatentNo. 705,468, dated July 22,1902.

Application filed February 11, 1902. Serial No. 93.584. (No model.)

To all whom it inoty 001mm- Be it known that I, THOMAS KELCY STAN- TON,a citizen of the United States, residing at Talala, in'the CherokeeNation, Indian Territory, have invented anew and useful Soot or Ash Pan,of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to soot and ash pans, and particularly'toarticles of this characterthat are removably fitted in a chimney at thelower end. of a flue. 1

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a receptacle whichwill receive the soot, ashes, water, and other material that may falldown the flue and prevent thesame passing the chimney, so that thedanger of spilling it is avoided.

The preferred construction for accomplishing these objects is clearlyshown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a sectionalview through a chimney, showing the improved receptacle in placetherein. Fig. 2 is another sectional view taken at right angles toFig. 1. tive view of the receptacle when removed from the chimney. I i 1Similar numerals of reference designate cor responding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device is 'shown applied to an ordinary chimney 10, havingthe usual flue 11, the front'wall of said chimney; being provided withan opening 12, that communicates with the bottom of the flue, and aStovepipeopening 13, located some distance above the Fig. 3 is aperspecate point is a partition 19, said partition being preferablylocated a distance from the front wall 17 that is equal to the thicknessof the front wall of the chimney, so that when the drawer is in place,as shown in Fig. 1, this partition closes the inner end of the opening12, and a dead-air space is formed between it and the outer wall orfront 17, thus efiectually preventing the-escape of smoke at this point.For the purpose of covering the soot and other refuse that may fall intothe drawer a cover 20is provid ed for that portion of the same which islocated in the bottom of the flue. To this end alongitudinally-dispos'ed rock-shaft 21 is journaled in thedrawercontiguous to one side thereof and projects through the front wall17, the exposed end being formed into a suitable handle 22. The portionof this rock-shaft which is located in the soot-receiving pocket isprovided'with angular portions 23, which are fitted in loops 24, formedin one end of the cover 20, as clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 3. As aresult the cover is secured to the rock-shaft and movable therewith.

The manner of using the device will be perfectly obvious by referring tothe drawings. When the drawer is to be inserted in a chimney, the coveris first closed, and said drawer is then passed through the loweropening 12, after which the cover is raised, so that it will restagainst the flue-wall. It will be observed, especially by reference toFig. 2, that the rockshaft is located a short distance within thedrawer, so that when the cover is raised, as

shown, it will be inclined rearwardly and is therefore not liable toaccidentally fall to closed position. When the drawer has beeninserted,as above described, a dead-air space *isformed between theintermediate partition 'and the front wall, so that smoke will not passthrough the opening into the room. When it is desired to remove thesediment that has collected in the drawer, the rock-shaft is rotatedtoclose the cover, and thereupon the drawer may be readily withdrawn withthe soot and ashes completely inclosed. This in vention has thereforethe following advantages: It is a simple device which will receive .allrefuse that may fall down the chimney and prevent its leaking throughand'staining the wall or paper. It alsoseals th'eopening against theescape of smoke and completely incloses the sediment when the same isremoved.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a chimney having a flue and an opening in thechimney-wall communicating with the flue, of a soot-receptacle removablymounted in the flue, said receptacle having a bottom and a front wallthat closes the opening, and an intermediate partition spaced from thefront wall and above the bottom, said partition extending across theinner portion of the chimney-opening, whereby a dead-air space is formedin said opening.

2. A soot or ash receptacle comprising a drawer, said drawer havingfront, rear and side walls, and an intermediate transverse partition, acover for that portion of the drawer between the partition and the rearwall, said cover being movably mounted upon the drawer, and operatingmeans for the cover connected thereto and mounted upon the drawer.

3. A soot or ash receptacle comprising a drawer, a cover extendingacross the drawer, and a rock-shaft journaled to the drawer contiguousto one side thereof and projecting through the front Wall of saiddrawer, said rock shaft extending longitudinally along one end of thecover and beingseeured thereto.

4. A soot or ash receptacle, comprising a drawer constructed to beinserted in a chimney, said drawer having front, rear, and side walls,and an intermediate transverse partition, a rock-shaft journaled on thedrawer contiguous to one side thereof and projecting through the frontWall, said projecting end having a handle, and a cover for that portionof the drawer between the partition and the rear wall, said cover beingattached to and movable with the rock-shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS KELGY STANTON.

Witnesses:

G. A. TIBBY, A. S. HAYNES.

